It’s that time again, in the night from Saturday to Sunday the clocks will be moved back. But do we now get an hour more, or do we have to give up an hour? If you are one of those people who always have to look it up again and again: we have listed the easiest mnemonics for you. Then you never have to forget it. And for the record: the clocks go back an hour tonight.
1. It’s already in the name.
winter time. You can hear it from the word alone: you win-time with it.
2. Pants.
Unless you’re one of those people who wear shorts all year round, your outfit also seems to give a good hint: Long pants means sleeping longer, short pants means sleeping shorter.
3. Proverb.
It sounds like an old Dutch proverb, or at least it rhymes nicely (and that always helps): An hour off brings winter into the trot.
4. Hibernation.
Not that you think you can stay in bed all winter. But the term hibernation is somewhat appropriate: an hour longer will work this night.
5. Spring/fall.
Perhaps the most famous mnemonic: in the in front ofyear is the clock in front offrom. And the afteryear sitting behindin the year, so the clock goes behindfrom.